10.5
2023-09-18
+ Featured Article and Solar Activity widgets are now available on the Lock Screen for iPad
+ Automatic/custom location is indicated on the main menu
+ Bug fixes
10.4.1
2023-07-18
+ Added next opposition date to planet and asteroid information pages
+ Bug fixes
10.4
2023-05-23
+ Saved locations. Save and recall up to 20 custom locations: your home, favorite observing sites, or an upcoming dark sky campsite.
+ Search for locations by name
+ Updated Dark Sky Finder
+ Exoplanets are now available to PLUS users
10.3.1
2023-02-08
Bug fixes and performance enhancements.
10.3
2023-01-03
+ New Widgets: Solar activity and featured article widgets. Add them to your Home Screen or Lock Screen!
+ 3D Spacecraft [PLUS]: 3D models for TESS, GAIA and New Horizons. Experience them in life-size AR!
+ Mosaic Planner [PRO]: A new Fields of View option for astrophotography enthusaiasts, Mosaic Planner will generate a customizable layout of panels to help you plan larger, tiled astrophotos.
10.2
2022-06-28
Redesigned Settings
Access common toggles quicker than ever
Great Circles
Added Celestial Equator, Ecliptic, Galactic Equator, Meridian and Horizon Line to new ‘Great Circles’ preference page
3D Moons and Dwarf Planets
View 3D models of Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon Mimas, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and dwarf planets Ceres and Haumea
Fields Of View
New indicators in three styles: Finder, Visual, and Astrophotography
Imaging Calculator
Calculate useful imaging parameters based on current seeing conditions
Coordinate Display
Go to a particular coordinate in either equatorial, horizon, or galactic coordinate systems with an optional display on screen
10.1.1
2022-05-03
Bug fixes
New in 10.1
+ Planets widget
Embellish your home screen with a beautiful new widget that shows you when the bright planets are visible.
+ New Milky Way map
Explore a new Milky Way map with more detail than before. All Sky Guide versions benefit, and there's an extra detailed version for PRO subscribers.
+ All the moons (PRO)
Sky Guide now has accurate orbits and information on all known moons of the planets and Pluto — a grand total of 212 moons!
+ Deep sky catalogs (PRO)
Search the Collinder, Trumpler, and Melotte star cluster catalogs. And galaxy hunters can now find targets by their Arp designation.
10.1
2022-05-02
+ Planets widget
Embellish your home screen with a beautiful new widget that shows you when the bright planets are visible.
+ New Milky Way map
Explore a new Milky Way map with more detail than before. All Sky Guide versions benefit, and there's an extra detailed version for PRO subscribers.
+ All the moons (PRO)
Sky Guide now has accurate orbits and information on all known moons of the planets and Pluto — a grand total of 212 moons!
+ Deep sky catalogs (PRO)
Search the Collinder, Trumpler, and Melotte star cluster catalogs. And galaxy hunters can now find targets by their Arp designation.
10.0.6
2021-12-30
+ Added Triton (moon of Neptune)
+ Added moons of Uranus
+ Bug fixes
10.0.5
2021-12-22
Check out the James Webb Space Telescope in AR!
10.0.4
2021-12-09
+ Added full screen support for macOS
+ Added support for ProMotion technology on iPhone 13 Pro
+ Bug fixes
10.0.3
2021-09-20
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
+ Show multiple passes on satellite info pages
+ Bug fixes
10.0.2
2021-09-15
+ Who’s in space now? The International Space Station and Tiangong pages now list personnel. Select the Properties tab to see active crew and their countries of origin.
+ Asteroid Vesta. New in AR: Explore one of the Solar System's largest asteroids.
+ SpaceX Inspiration4. New in AR: The SpaceX Dragon 2 spacecraft, just in time for Inspiration4, the all-civilian mission.
+ Bug fixes
10.0.1
2021-08-22
+ Fixed bugs in upgrade system
10.0
Version X. The biggest Sky Guide update ever.
+ Aurora Effects
We don’t all live near the polar circles, but those auroral displays sure can be beautiful. Now you can add some ethereal vibes to your evening stargazing — without all the cold weather gear! Look in Main Menu > Preferences to switch on Aurora whenever you please.
+ Lidar-based Effects
For Lidar-enabled devices, we now have a new effect in AR mode. Scan your ceiling and then tap to shatter it for a fun indoor stargazing experience.
+ Ultra-realistic Sky Shading
The sky appearance in Sky Guide looks more real than ever before, representing day, twilight, dusk and night with exceptional accuracy. This is thanks to a physics-based computation known as atmospheric multiple scattering. You can also toggle ‘Stars fade during day’ if you want star appearances to more closely match reality.
+ 3D Constellation Art
We've breathed new life into the mythological representations that appear with the constellations, adding both charm and better visual quality.
+ Redesigned Search UI
A new, visually-oriented catalog makes browsing objects more intuitive, with great new categories and up-to-the minute curations like Tonight's Best.
Don’t forget to leave us a review and let us know what new features you like the most!
10.0
2021-08-18
Version X. The biggest Sky Guide update ever.
+ Aurora Effects
We don’t all live near the polar circles, but those auroral displays sure can be beautiful. Now you can add some ethereal vibes to your evening stargazing — without all the cold weather gear! Look in Main Menu > Preferences to switch on Aurora whenever you please.
+ Lidar-based Effects
For Lidar-enabled devices, we now have a new effect in AR mode. Scan your ceiling and then tap to shatter it for a fun indoor stargazing experience.
+ Ultra-realistic Sky Shading
The sky appearance in Sky Guide looks more real than ever before, representing day, twilight, dusk and night with exceptional accuracy. This is thanks to a physics-based computation known as atmospheric multiple scattering. You can also toggle ‘Stars fade during day’ if you want star appearances to more closely match reality.
+ 3D Constellation Art
We've breathed new life into the mythological representations that appear with the constellations, adding both charm and better visual quality.
+ Redesigned Search UI
A new, visually-oriented catalog makes browsing objects more intuitive, with great new categories and up-to-the minute curations like Tonight's Best.
Don’t forget to leave us a review and let us know what new features you like the most!
8.1.9
2020-07-11
Fixed a bug with delivery of some notifications
Corrected the radiant of the Alpha Capricornids meteor shower
8.1.8
2020-06-24
+ Show Great Red Spot transit time with Jupiter information
+ Added new comets C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and C/2019 U6 (Lemmon)
8.1.7
2020-05-12
+ Updated Starlink satellites
+ New asterisms: Spring Triangle, Winter Hexagon, Sickle, and others
+ Bug fixes
8.1.6
2020-04-23
+ Fixed missing satellites
8.1.5
2020-04-22
+ Updated Starlink satellites
+ Added Comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN)
8.1.4
2020-03-26
Added tracking of Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)
8.1.3
2020-03-13
+ Added Earth's temporary "moonlet" 2020 CD3
+ Added near-Earth asteroid 1998 OR2
+ Bug fixes
8.1.2
2019-11-07
+ Bug fixes
+ Improved rendering of Sun for planetary transits
8.1.1
2019-09-27
Fixed missing ISS notifications.
8.1
2019-09-19
Sky Guide is ready for iOS 13 and iPadOS 13!
+ ARKit 3
Sky Guide’s AR viewer takes advantage of ARKit 3 to embed 3D objects into the environment more naturally. With ARKit's people occlusion, humans will realistically block rendered objects behind them.
+ Siri Shortcuts
“Hey Siri, where’s the Space Station?”
Sky Guide has new Siri shortcuts to quickly locate planets, stars, and satellites. Use the convenient new shortcuts page in the app to set up and manage your voice shortcuts, or use the iOS Shortcuts app for even more customization.
+ Dark Mode
Sky Guide has been designed for the dark and is perfectly at home in iOS’s new dark mode. The main app, today widget, and notifications have all gotten “dark adapted“ for the new look.
+ Language Setting
Want to use a different language in Sky Guide than you do for other apps? Now you change the language in Sky Guide’s preferences menu.